We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Rhode Island Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
24,212 95.56% $79,120 H-1B
924 3.65% $85,759 PERM
134 0.53% $90,288 E-3 Australian
67 0.26% $27,048 H-2A

As of May 2023, Rhode Island has seen a total of 25,337 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Rhode Island is the H-1B visa with 24,212 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 95.56% of Rhode Island's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 924 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 3.65% of Rhode Island's total visas.

Top Occupations in Rhode Island (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Food Scientists and Technologists 9 $60,736 90.00%
Cost Estimators 9 $56,726 90.00%
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 9 $60,112 90.00%
Computer Network Support Specialists 9 $43,336 90.00%
Epidemiologists 8 $65,027 80.00%
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $79,463 80.00%
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $57,364 88.89%
Microbiologists 8 $44,931 88.89%
Logisticians 8 $71,828 88.89%
Accountants 8 $64,111 88.89%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Logisticians 1 $77,376 50.00%
Epidemiologists 1 $85,363 50.00%
Educational, Guidance, School, and Vocational Counselors 1 $49,317 50.00%
Mechatronics Engineers 1 $63,752 50.00%
Rhode Island Employees Over Time
Rhode Island has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 861 employees were hired. Rhode Island peaked in 2015 with 2,588 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 216 in 2025.

Top Countries with Workers in Rhode Island From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Russia 2 $46,284 40.00%
New Zealand 2 $67,371 40.00%
Argentina 2 $85,856 40.00%
Uzbekistan 2 $110,906 50.00%
Vietnam 2 $67,955 50.00%
Malaysia 2 $55,547 50.00%
Trinidad And Tobago 2 $60,655 50.00%
Spain 1 $126,360 25.00%
Portugal 1 $75,000 25.00%
Saudi Arabia 1 $106,870 25.00%

Top Hiring Companies in Rhode Island (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Appridat Solutions Llc 10 $80,188 90.91%
Hypertension And Nephrology Inc 10 $118,098 90.91%
Sourceinfotech Inc 10 $77,122 90.91%
Sstech Llc 10 $89,340 90.91%
Utilidata Inc 10 $86,339 90.91%
Nephrology Associates Inc 10 $120,428 90.91%
Lifespan Corporation 10 $93,161 90.91%
General Electric Company 10 $92,662 90.91%
Evonsys Llc 10 $102,451 90.91%
Digital Masters Inc 10 $85,276 90.91%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Top Industries in Rhode Island (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
All Other Miscellaneous Crop Farming 16 $25,936 100.00%
All Other Crop Farming 12 $33,010 100.00%
Other Crop Farming 8 $33,470 100.00%
Broilers And Other Meat Type Chicken Production 3 $37,024 100.00%

Rhode Island Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Rhode Island to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Rhode Island over all years is $79,120. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $104,510.

State Avg Wage